D. Wilson asks:
How to unstick his clutch. He's tried starting the car in gear
and running it up and down the druiveway with the starter.
Well, here's what worked for me when I had the same problem with my TR-3
after it was stored for 10 months.
After trying numerous things, I jacked up the rear of the car and
then put the gearbox into 4th gear. Then I started the car.
With no real resistance because the wheels are off the ground, I
had no problem starting it. I did first start the car in neutral
and warm up the engine rather than trying to start it from a dead
cold condition.
Then, with the engine running and the wheels turning, I pushed in
the clutch and hit the brakes. That (in my case anyway) was enough
to cause the clutch disc to unstick.
If with the engine turning at idle speed doesn't work, you
could then rev the engine and repeat the process at the higher
engine speed.
CAUTION: (1) If you try this be very careful with the car on
the jack stands. Make sure it is solidly supported.
(2) In the worst case, this procedure could probably destroy
the clutch, but since the only other alternative is to pull
the gearbox anyway, I thought it was worth a try, and it did work
for me.
Standard Disclaimer- Any opinions, etc. are mine and NOT my employer's.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bill Sohl (K2UNK) BELLCORE (Bell Communications Research, Inc.)
Morristown, NJ email via UUCP bcr!dancer!whs70
201-829-2879 Weekdays email via Internet whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com
|